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Roadbuilding

Following shift to dealer distribution, Roadtec calls 2016 “best year ever” with 10% sales growth

Roadtec reports sales grew 10 percent in 2016 and has set a goal for a 20 percent increase in 2017, citing expectations from the Fast Act signed in 2015 that provides for the Highway Trust Fund for six years. The company did not provide specific sales figures. “Jobs were created, optimism returned, new roads began […]

February 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Indiana House approves 10-cent gas tax increase, electric vehicle fees

The Indiana House has approved a 10-cent per gallon gas tax increase, raising the tax from 18 cents to 28 cents, in a 61-36 vote last week on HB 1002 to help fund the state’s transportation infrastructure improvements. The bill also calls for annual increases based on an “annual index factor” that wouldn’t be more than […]

February 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Conn. man arrested for hitting flagman and fleeing scene

On Feb. 15, a 40-year-old Mansfield man, Christopher Hand, struck a flagman at a construction site on Route 195 in Connecticut and fled the scene, the Hartford Courant reports. The state police reported that the collision occurred about 1:40 a.m. Police told the news agency that Hand was driving north on Route 195 when he veered out of his lane, struck […]

February 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Carolinas AGC presents SCDOT director with Build with the Best Award

The Carolinas Association of General Contractors (AGC) has presented South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Director Christy Hall with the “Build with the Best Award.” The association presents the award to a non-contractor that contributes to the “betterment of the construction industry and the overall economic welfare of the Carolinas.” Carolinas AGC presented Hall with […]

February 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

Illinois Tollway begins work on Route 23 Bridge on Jane Addams Memorial Tollway

The Illinois Tollway has begun work to remove and rebuild the Illinois Route 23 Bridge on the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (Interstate 90) in Marengo, Illinois, with construction slated to be complete by the end of this year. The bridge and Route 23 will stay open to traffic, which sees up to 3,100 vehicles a […]

February 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Arizona DOT opens Grand Ave. ramps at Bell Road bridge

The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) has opened all four ramps at the Grand Avenue (U.S. 60) and Bell Road interchange near Surprise, Arizona. The $41.9 million project was started just over a year ago. The project is known as a median urban diamond, ADOT reports, that features “connections at the center rather than ramps […]

February 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Virginia transportation board awards contracts worth $60.7 million

The Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved seven contracts valued at $60.7 million for construction and maintenance projects in six Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) districts. These contracts include: $10.8 million to Fielder’s Choice Enterprises of Charlottesville, Virginia, for the second phase of construction for improvements to Tenth Street in the City of Roanoke in […]

February 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

Florida’s Blue Bridge, a once-vital hand-op swing bridge on U.S. 17, turns 90

When the U.S. Highway 17 Blue Bridge spanning the St. Marys River was built in February 1927, it made the Atlantic Coast Highway the nation’s first “ferry-less route to Florida,” goldlenisles.news reports. Before its completion, motorists had to stop at Wilds Landing in Kingsland to wait for a ferry. Florida and Georgia agreed to share the cost of […]

February 20, 2017

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina governor asks Trump for $5.18 billion for infrastructure

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has requested about $5.18 billion to fund the state’s infrastructure needs in a letter sent to President Trump. The request was one of several recently sent to the president in the hopes of tapping into his promise of improving infrastructure throughout the country. “History shows that South Carolina has given […]

February 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Mass. governor requesting $200 million in Chapter 90 funds for infrastructure

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has filed a request to access $200 million in Chapter 90 funds to use for local transportation infrastructure projects across the state. The Chapter 90 Program began in 1973 and reimburses municipalities for transportation projects meeting program requirements. Municipalities submit expenses to their respective district of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Highway […]

February 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

Construction set to start on $19.6 million I-65 bridges reconstruction in Indianapolis

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) reports contractors are set to start March 6 on a $19.6 million project to rebuild six bridges on Interstate 65 over I-465 and Lick Creek on the south side of Indianapolis. INDOT reports Superior Construction will start with placing temporary pavement by the right shoulder of northbound I-65 to […]

February 17, 2017

Roadbuilding

ARTBA: Number of U.S. structurally deficient bridges drops to 55,710

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) analysis of the 2016 National Bridge Inventory from the Federal Highway Administration shows the number of structurally deficient bridges in the U.S. has dropped to 55,710 from 58,500 shown in the previous report. Even though the figure has dropped, this still represents 1,276 miles of structurally deficient […]

February 16, 2017